MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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